Photo via the New Republic It's a widely held notion that politicians have long been in the pocket of Big Oil. And there's good reason for that perception: oil companies' huge campaign donations, vast lobbying power, and close ties to politicians have ensured that their taxes remain low , that hidden subsidies are around to provide extra funding, and that they receive preferential treatment in US energy policy. But there could be a new, ... View original post here: The Next Big Oil: Big Smart Grid?
So there really isn't anything that deep to this image. It's just a (more or less) life-sized blue whale eye. And on the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society site you can educate yourself/be mesmerized/ waste some time for a while staring at it while the entire life-sized animal scrolls across your browser window. Believe me, it's way cooler than you might think:... Read more from the original source: Ever See a Blue Whale Life-Sized on Your Computer? Now You Can
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Photos from The Association of Concerned Citizens For Yamba Dam Project The results of Japan's election on Sunday amounted to a "revolution" as the Democratic Party of Japan won a landslide, if I have ever seen one. And already, there is change in the air. Yamba, a major dam project, initially proposed in 1952, costing tax payers some 321.7 ...
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Researchers have designed a microchip that is faster, smaller and far more energy efficient by allowing it to make occasional errors. View original post here: "Inexact" Computer Chip is 15X More Efficient By Making a Few Mistakes
For those who can't stop playing with their food, here's how to turn a banana into a green, fleeting work of art. Here is the original: How to Tattoo a Banana: A Non-Toxic, Waste-Free Art Project
